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Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero

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4 out of 5
Based on 125,896 Ratings and 4,496 Reviews

Book Description
A marvelous, incisive social satire that gleefully exposes the greed and corruption raging in England during the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars through its tracing of the changing fortunes of two unforgettable women. It is a comic masterpiece that still resonates today.

"Re-reading Vanity Fair, one realises what a brilliant innovation this was in the English novel," remarked V. S. Pritchett... More
Book Information
PublisherModern Library
BindingPaperback (72 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages768
ISBN-100375757260
ISBN-13978-0375757266
Publication Date05/08/2001
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About William Makepeace Thackeray (Author) : William Makepeace Thackeray is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of William Makepeace Thackeray include Vanity Fair (Unabridged), The Book of ... more
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About Leonard J. Kent (Editor) : Leonard J. Kent is a published editor. Published credits of Leonard J. Kent include Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero (Modern Library Classics) and Anna Karenina (Modern Library).
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About Nina Berberova (Editor) : Nina Berberova is a published editor. Published credits of Nina Berberova include Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero (Modern Library Classics) and Anna Karenina (Modern Library).
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About Joanna Trollope (Introduction) : Joanna Trollope is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Joanna Trollope include Second Honeymoon: A Novel.
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4/6/2008 Carmela Martino said: I read this ages ago, Leanne. I'll have to go back to it again some time too! Marti

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4/6/2008 Leanne Pankuch said: One of my favorite books. I've been writing at a frantic pace lately and-- for some odd reason--whenever the creative fever strikes- I can only handle re-reading classics.
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